UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has given his thoughts on Conor McGregor’s upcoming return to the cage.
In the main event of UFC 329, Conor McGregor will make his first appearance in the Octagon since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier back in 2021. Of course, given the time away and the injury, there are plenty of questions surrounding what he’s going to look like when he gets back in there.
The good news for McGregor is that the fight will take place up at welterweight, somewhere he is far more familiar with than his opponent Holloway, who he defeated over a decade ago when both men were in the early stages of their careers.
On a recent podcast, Daniel Cormier became the latest to give his view on how he thinks McGregor will perform.
Cormier’s view on McGregor’s UFC return
“My thought is we see a Conor McGregor that’s as focused and committed as he has ever been,” Cormier said on the “WEIGHING IN” podcast with Josh Thomson. “I don’t know with the injuries and the time away and the weight gains and now the weight loss and all these things, if that Conor McGregor, even if he is more motivated than ever, is enough to beat a Max Holloway. Now that’s no prediction, I’m just saying.
“You don’t get better at something by not doing it,” Cormier said. “You can train as hard as you want, but at the end of the day it’s still been about five years since he was last in an octagon.”
Quotes via MMA Junkie
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